Ophthalmology Featured News Aug 17, 2018 Incidence of pseudophakic intraocular lens exchange increases with incidence of cataract surgery Emerging indications of intraocular lens exchange, including unplanned refractive error and uveitis-glaucoma-hyphema syndrome from square-edged haptics in the ciliary sulcus, reflect changes in lens design and increasing expectations of refractive outcomes. Aug 18, 2018 Fibrin hydrogels provide a scaffold for transplantation of RPE monolayers Research suggests that fibrin hydrogels may provide a long-lived scaffold for the differentiation of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) from stem cells that can then be degraded under controlled circumstances after delivery to the subretinal space. Apr 13, 2018 Psychological factors may impact quality of life after strabismus surgery Depressive symptoms, double vision and facial anomalies may impact patient-reported outcome measures after strabismus surgery. Research confirms the need to consider and address psychological factors and personality parameters when interpreting health-related quality-of-life scores. Jul 15, 2017 Patients with Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy exhibit a unique signature of missplicing events in TCF4 Research shows that changes in gene function through alternate splicing induced by a trinucleotide repeat expansion in the TCF4 gene can be a valid pathogenic mechanism in most patients with Fuchs' endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD). Clinical Trials See All Evaluating Raised Intracranial Pressure Using MR Elastography Rochester, Minn. Stem Cell Models of Best Disease and Other Retinal Degenerative Diseases. Rochester, Minn. A Study of Video-Oculography to Noninvasively Record Eye Movements in Patients with Strabismus and Nystagmus. Rochester, Minn. Publications PRINT EDITION See the latest edition plus past issues E-NEWSLETTER EDITION See the latest edition plus past issues More News 1 Surgical treatment impacts health-related quality of life for patients with glaucoma 2 Ocular manifestations in post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder: A case report 3 SCOPE research tracks increased use, performance of scleral lenses 4 Optic disk edema in GFAP meningoencephalitis may mimic papilledema 5 Evidence supports association between CSC and exogenous glucocorticoid use Medical Professionals Ophthalmology